The Board has decided to remand the claims for left and right knee disabilities due to additional development being required.
The deciding factor: The Board found that more development was necessary to ensure the Veteran's due process rights were protected.
- Claimed conditions
- left knee chondromalacia patella with degenerative joint disease (DJD), right knee chondromalacia patella with DJD, left knee anterior instability associated with chondromalacia with DJD, left knee limited extension associated with chondromalacia patella with DJD
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- August 20, 2020
- Citation
- 20055203
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What this means for you
A remand is not a loss. The Board sent the case back for more development — often a new exam or missing records — before making a final decision. Many remands later end in a grant, and the decision spells out exactly what the Board wanted to see.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the claims for service connection due to insufficient evidence regarding new and material evidence. The issues of entitlement to service connection have been reopened, but further development is needed before a final decision can be made.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for an initial disability rating in excess of 10 percent for his service-connected bilateral knee disabilities due to new evidence suggesting worsening symptoms.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Veteran's initial ratings for left and right knee chondromalacia patella with DJD were denied. The case was remanded multiple times, but the issues of service connection for a back condition and total disability rating based on individual unemployability due to service-connected disabilities remain unresolved.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board has remanded the Veteran's claims for increased ratings for his knee disabilities and service connection for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes mellitus. The AOJ is instructed to obtain any outstanding treatment records and schedule the Veteran for a new examination to assess the severity of his knee conditions.
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